SCOOP Event 30-H: $1000 PLO8

I like PLO8 and know a bit about it, but I’m far from an expert. I also played the $100, in which I was surely a favorite, but the 1K had a surprisingly competent field (or maybe not so surprising- I mean it was a 1K). Not that there wasn’t any bad play, but I may well have been a dog to the field.

I decided that at least in the early stages of the tournament, I was going to limp in EP with anything I wanted to play. Villain here had been isolating me a lot, so I decided to check-raise him on this flop- not sure if that’s good or nto.

This might be NLHE thinking, but I feel like my hand has too much bluff-catching/showdown/implied odds potential to turn into a semi-bluff by raising the turn. I don’t think he’s folding many better hands, and I have virtually all of the draws dominated. Plus there’s the potential for him to make a lot of second-best hands that get at least quartered on the river.

That’s how I see it, but again, that’s quite possibly applying NLHE thinking to a game I’m notoriously bad at.

I don’t play much PLO8 either; my background is also NLHE. Just different than I would have played it, and I was curious why you played it that way. I was thinking you could get value out of worse draws, and potentially 2 streets of value if you both hit. I can’t comment on whether or not you are going to fold out better hands, since the stakes I do play are significantly smaller and people don’t ever fold. Perhaps a strong PLO8 player might fold better hands (2 pair, low end wraps, both w/o flush draws), but then again, they probably aren’t playing them to begin with.

I know people have complained about the icons/symbols before, so I just thought I’d say these new 4 color icons look beautiful :).

Also, (understanding that I’m just barely learning PLO, nevermind PLO8 :), I don’t understand the first pot. Are you both betting mainly for the LO? Or do you expect to scoop a lot of the time when you shove?